TABLE 12.-COMPARISON OF DATES OF LAST CONGRESSIONAL ACTION ON ANNUAL AUTHORIZATIONS AND RELATED APPROPRIATION ACTS, 90TH CONG., 2D SESS. TO 92D CONG., 1ST SESS. 1 Congressional action on authorization legislation (usually multiyear authorizations) for other activities included in the same appropriation act was completed later than the specific annual authorization here indicated. Annual authorizations for the National Science Foundation were not required for appropriations for period prior to fiscal year 1970 (sec. 14, Public Law 90-407). Source: Library of Congress. TABLE 13.-AUTHORIZATIONS AND APPROPRIATIONS BY AGENCY AND FUNCTION, FISCAL YEARS 1966-70 (PROGRAMS WITH FIXED AUTHORIZATIONS ONLY) ↑ Percent of authorizations. 2 The 1970 appropriation figures for HEW are as passed by Congress, but vetoed by President 3. Lump-sum authorizations were provided in 1967 for the 3-year period 1967-69 for 2 programs 4 For a number of HUD programs substantial amounts of unused prior-year spending authority A lump-sum authorization was provided in 1966 for the 3-year period 1966-68 for the open space land program and is included in the 1966 column. The appropriations for those 3 years were combined and also included in the 1966 column for purposes of comparison. 7 A lump-sum authorization was provided in 1966 for the 4-year period 1966-69 and is included in the 1966 column. The appropriations for those 4 years were combined and also included in the 1966 column for purposes of comparison. 8A lump-sum authorization of $715,000,000 was provided in 1970 for the 2 fiscal years 1970 and For a number of programs lump-sum authorizations were provided in 1966 for the 2-year period 11 A lump-sum authorization was provided for the 2-year period 1968 and 1969 and is reported in the 1968 column. The appropriations for those 2 years ($7,000,000 for 1968 and $24,000,000 for 1969) are also reported in the 1968 column for purposes of comparison. Source: Staff analysis prepared by Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, June 1970. TABLE 14.-LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS RELATING TO THE FISCAL YEAR 1973 BUDGET SUMMARY Number of actions Legislative actions having direct or indirect relationship to fiscal year 1973 Regular fiscal year 1973 bills (including vetoed Labor-HEW bill)_ Other (fiscal year 1972 bills) Subtotal_. 19 Actions on legislative proposals included in the fiscal year 1973 budget: 27 Inaction or failure to complete action on proposed legislation 21 Subtotal_-_ 52 Actions on mandatory or "back-door" legislation not contemplated in fiscal year 1973 budget: Actions on authorizing legislation contemplated in fiscal year 1973 -budget (extension of continuing programs necessary prior to appropriation action): Proposed authorizing legislation_ 47 Inaction or failure to complete action on requested legislation 8 Inaction on highway legislation.. 1 Subtotal. Total_ Legislative actions having direct relationship to budgeted fiscal year 1973 revenues: Legislative proposals by the President for fiscal year 1973- 56 151 243 Total___ 9 Grand total, legislative actions (having direct or indirect relation- 160 Action on legislation having potential impact on fiscal year 1973 budget and/or subsequent years, subject to funding in appropriation legislation: Legislation not contemplated in fiscal year 1973 budget: NOTES. These legislative actions summarized above, are shown in more detail in the attached material. This accompanying detail sets out legislation (other than appropriation bills) proposed in the fiscal year 1973 budget, legislation not contemplated in the fiscal year 1973 budget, authorizing legislation required prior to appropriation for certain ongoing programs, and revenue legislation. Beyond the legislation shown, it should be understood that there are a great many other pieces of legislation individually having less significant or less apparent budgetary impact-both direct and potential. For example, private relief acts are not reflected, nor are numerous minor acts involving amounts having 5-year costs of less than $500,000. Source: Fiscal year 1973 Budget Scorekeeping Report prepared by the staff of the Joint Committee on Reduction of Federal Expenditures. I. LEGISLATION REQUESTED IN FY 1973 BUDGET, SHOWING CONGRESSIONAL ACTION COMPLETED THEREON DURING THE LAST SESSION A. Proposals in the FY 1973 budget to reduce budget authority and outlays In the FY 1973 budget there were 7 legislative proposals which, as requested, would have reduced budget authority by $1.6 billion and outlays by $2.1 billion. Action was taken in the last session of Congress in 4 of the proposed reduction areas. Actions involve the following items: Farmers Home Administration-reduced direct loans. Public assistance (social security offset). Medicaid reform. Stockpile sales (partial action). No action was taken in 4 areas, involving requests totaling $0.6 billion in budget authority and outlays. These items were: Federal Crop Insurance Corporation expenses. Student loans (conversion to guarantees). Veterans programs-war orphan counseling. In the net, combined action and inaction in the area of these proposals had the effect of increasing budgeted FY 1973 authority and outlays by $0.8 billion. B. Proposals in the FY 1973 budget for new or expanded programs In the FY 1973 budget there were 45 legislative proposals for new or expanded programs. As requested, these were estimated at $11.3 billion in budget authority and $12.2 billion in outlays. Action was completed in the last session on 27 of these proposals. These proposals were: All volunteer army-health professionals; Council on International Economic Policy-establish; International financial institutions-additional authorizations; Farmers Home reduce direct loans; Military retirement reform (two proposals). Consumer product safety. Higher education, work study and grants. National Foundation for Higher Education. National Institute for Education. Juvenile justice. Social security benefit increase. Social security liberalization and reform. Indian economic development. |